Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A wild pig (Potamochoerus larvatus) of central and eastern Africa, having a brownish shaggy coat, a light-colored mane, and tufts of hair on the ears.
- noun The red river hog.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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(or boschvark), also called bushpig, a wild pig of South Africa, etc.
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There are small herds of buffalo Syncerus caffer and blue wildebeeste Connochaetes taurinus, as well as giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis, Burchell's zebra Equus burchelli, warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus, and some bushpig Potamocherus porcus.
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In addition, there are bushpig Potamochoerus larvatus, giant forest hog Hylochoerus meinertzhageni, bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus, yellowbacked and blackfronted duiker Cephalophus sylvicultor and C. nigrifrons.
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Threatened or now rare species also include blue monkey Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanii, yellow-backed duiker Cephalophus sylvicultor, sitatunga Tragelophus spekei, giant hog, hylochoerus meinertzhageni, bushpig potomochoerus porcus, the Rwenzori hyrax Dendrohyrax arboreus ruwenzorii and Ruwenzori otter-shrew Micropotamogale ruwenzorii (EN).
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For example, leopard, caracal, honey badger, and bushpig as well as many of the bird and snake species are also found in other habitats.
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Other large mammals such as the Ethiopian wolf, bushbuck and bushpig have become extremely rare.
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The mammal fauna of the forests and forest margins includes yellow baboon (Papio cynocephalus), red-footed squirrel (Funiscurius pyrrhopus), blue duiker (Cephalophus monticola), and bushpig (Potamochoerus porcus), but has been severely reduced through hunting.
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Its varied diet ranges from larger animals such as bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus), chacma baboon (Papio ursinus), and bushpig (Potamochoerus larvatus) to smaller animals including mice.
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Queen Nomad and I were discussing this morning how I would undoubtedly turn into a bushpig during labour.
Labour Day! 2005
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My name Kolobe is the Sotho name for bushpig or warthog in South Africa.
Cryptomundo 2009
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